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LOT 0166
Roman Gold Ring with Sardonyx Gemstone
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.41 grams, 27.10 mm overall, 18.42 x 15.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Hollow-formed shank with inset cabochon, flattened top.
Provenance
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13182-249298.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 228, for the type of ring; 235,301, for sardonyx cabochons.
Footnotes
The heavy proportions of the ring can date it to the late 1st century A.D. The gem could be contemporary, considering the wide use of the sardonyx in the Roman rings of the early two centuries of the Empire.
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LOT 0166
Roman Gold Ring with Sardonyx Gemstone
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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